ALTARS for Dia de los Muertos/ Day of the Dead
Create altars that will be perfect for small skeleton scenes.  We will use basic boxes and papers, as well as simple materials from SCRAP and give you lots of ideas for creating your own skeletons. 
834 Toland St., Entrance is on Newcomb Avenue, San Francisco
415-647-1746

Make your own leather journal instead of buying one in a store.  This journal can be used for writing or sketching as it opens quite easily.  There are many optional closures and you choose the one you want to use.
The Richmond Art Center (RAC)
2540 Barrett Avenue | Richmond
510-620-6772

Books from single sheets of paper can be made in all shapes and sizes. Ever get stuck not knowing what kind of structure to use for a simple book idea? This workshop will provide a solution with books that are ingeniously folded and cut from a single sheet of paper.
The San Francisco Center for the Book
300 De Haro St. (Entrance on 16th Street – the blue building), San Francisco
415-565-0545

Children of all ages love to share photos! This workshop will include several projects including a photo frame, a photo cube, a photo star book, and a long-accordion photo book. All are great gifts for the holidays, and terrific to show off on Parent/Teacher Night too. RAFT (Resource Area For Teachers)
1355 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose
(408) 451-1420

Make a multitude of innovative book structures you can use to teach in your classroom with a minimum of materials and preparation. Learn how to help students develop their interest in books, strengthen their language skills, encourage them to tell their own stories, and help them produce artwork that raises their self-esteem. Take home a wealth of books and ideas to share! (Repeated from Summer 2009)
RAFT Redwood City
101 Twin Dolphin Dr., Redwood City
650 802-5505

Tunnel books expand into a three-dimensional journey of the imagination. In this one-day workshop students will create a small, unique tunnel book and a portfolio-style wrapper in which to house it. Rubber stamps and a variety of art supplies will be on hand to introduce text and/or image into the book.
The San Francisco Center for the Book
300 De Haro St. (Entrance on 16th Street – the blue building), San Francisco
415-565-0545

Depicting a student's written work in a visual format can make the whole project come alive! With a box and a few RAFTy materials, you can create a scene that will be historical, a depiction of one's own life, a marketplace or a neighborhood. Useful in literature, social studies, science, and even math, this is a project you can take back to school and adapt to any age.
RAFT (Resource Area For Teachers)
1355 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose
(408) 451-1420

We are going to make as many books as we can – decorative books for the holidays, birthdays, any occasion.  Included are puzzle books, lotus books and mini-books.  Then you can make more at home.
$40 plus $10 materials fee.
cj’s Berkeley Studio.
Email artcj@aol.com for more info.

Make a beautiful book wrapped in soft leather with a colorful bead-embellished sewn binding. It opens flat, so it’s great for writing or drawing. Despite its impressive handmade appearance, it’s a surprisingly simple structure to make.
The San Francisco Center for the Book
300 De Haro St. (Entrance on 16th Street – the blue building), San Francisco
415-565-0545

Each child will make a mummy by taking a cardboard figure and wrapping it with fabric as they did in ancient Egypt. The mummy will be decorated with beads and placed in a sarcophagus. In Egypt these were made from a cardboard-like substance. We will each make our sarcophagus from cardstock and decorate them with a drawing and highlight it with hieroglyphics.
741 30th Ave
San Francisco, CA 94121-3519
(415) 751-6600

It’s no surprise that flexagons were invented by a mathematician, someone who could hide secret pages for books and make them reappear with a few turns of the page. We’ll make at least four kinds of flexagons and get a head start on developing content for them.
The San Francisco Center for the Book
300 De Haro St. (Entrance on 16th Street – the blue building), San Francisco
415-565-0545

Make a beaded bracelet that will fit anyone and a jeweled brass frame.  A present for you and one for your Mom!  Or give one to your grandmother too!  We’ll make as many projects as we have time for.
Rhythmix Cultural Works
2513 Blanding Ave., Alameda
510-865-5060